. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SECRETARY YOUNG BUSY. Summarizes Year's Activities. Again I am able to rei)ort the closing of a most successful year for the soci- ety. There has luicn a notable increase in our annual membership, for the greater i)art of which credit must be given to the membership drive insti- tuted by our executive board, whose committee will make a separate report to the convention at this session. Since the Cleveland convention and up to August 1 of this ye;ir, we have taken in 474 new annual members and eight life members. A falling off in the influx of life
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SECRETARY YOUNG BUSY. Summarizes Year's Activities. Again I am able to rei)ort the closing of a most successful year for the soci- ety. There has luicn a notable increase in our annual membership, for the greater i)art of which credit must be given to the membership drive insti- tuted by our executive board, whose committee will make a separate report to the convention at this session. Since the Cleveland convention and up to August 1 of this ye;ir, we have taken in 474 new annual members and eight life members. A falling off in the influx of life members was, naturally, ex- pected, owing to the doubling of the life membership fee and the great influx last year induced through the an- nounced withdrawal at a certain date of the old fee. Our total membership August 1 was 3,794, of which 1,.")17 are life members. Of course, the annual list contains the names of some who have not yet paid their l!)2l dues, but in the last year or two a greater inter- est has centered upon the society's work, with a conse(|uent lessening of the number of lapses, so that our mem- berslii]) record m;iy be considered to be most encouraging. I am hajipy to report that several of our state vice-presidents this year have done notable work in increasing interest in our organization, work which we may ho]ie will ]>rove to liave been per- manently effective in the extension of our nuMubership territorially. Financial Statement. In the o])inion of the executive board, as at its .January meeting, there existed a necessity for retrench- ment in the exjienditures of the society. in order that the balance between in- come and disbursements should be on the side of the former, and the board's recommendations in the circumstances have ])(>en carried out to the fullest ex- tent. The budget system has been ItfP'Tt of .lohii Ydiiiil'. prt'sintoil at Ilic S. A. F. coiiventlun at WusUingtoii .VuRiist adopted, ;inil the board has
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